1996 Buick Riviera Problems

I SMELLED GAS. I OPENED THE HOOD, REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER & FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, THE SIZE OF A PINHOLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO ORDER A NEW FUEL LINE AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL LINE PART #25648136 IS DISCONTINUED, AS SOON AS I FIND ONE LEFT SOMEWHERE, I WILL BE TAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED ON THIS? A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT INTO VARIOUS AUTO FORUMS ON THE INTERNET & NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED THIS LINE IN THE 4 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR WITH 60000 MILES BETWEEN THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND NOW. GM NEEDS TO OFFER A REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART THAT DOESN'T LEAK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I SMELLED GAS. I OPENED THE HOOD, REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER & FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, THE SIZE OF A PINHOLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO ORDER A NEW FUEL LINE AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL LINE PART #25648136 IS DISCONTINUED, AS SOON AS I FIND ONE LEFT SOMEWHERE, I WILL BE TAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED ON THIS? A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT INTO VARIOUS AUTO FORUMS ON THE INTERNET & NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED THIS LINE IN THE 4 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR WITH 60000 MILES BETWEEN THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND NOW. GM NEEDS TO OFFER A REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART THAT DOESN'T LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK RIVIERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED FROM EXCESSIVE CORROSION CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 8//1/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TANK WAS PLASTIC WITH A METAL RING BONDED TO THE TANK, WITH A METAL LOCK RING THAT HELD THE FUEL PUMP IN PLACE. BOTH METAL RINGS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, TO THE POINT THEY WERE CRUMBLING AND FLAKING. UPDATED 08/26/14

COULD NOT GET FIRST INCIDENT DATE ENTERED. THIS IS CURRENT TIME STARTED IN 2013. HAVE HAD REPAIRED 5 TIMES AND NEEDS AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE TO BRAKE HEAVILY IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY STEERING COLUMN FIXED 2 TIMES THIS YEAR, AS IT LOOSENS UP AND YOU CAN MOVE IT UP TO TWO INCHES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WHICH COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OR BRAKES PER OWNER'S MANUAL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK RIVIERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON BUT IT FAILED TO CONNECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, JUST THE REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEAT BELT FAILURE: THE SEAT BELT FASTENER(CLASP/HOOK) ON MY 1996 BUICK RIVIERA VIN # [XXX] HAS FAILED. INSERTION OF THE MALE END OF THE BELT INTO THE FEMALE FASTENER FAILS TO RESULT IN THE UNIT LOCKING. BUICK STATES THEY HAVE NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE OR ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT (LEFT SIDE, I.E. BEHIND DRIVER) FAILS TO RETRACT THE BELT OR SNUG IT UP AFTER THE BELT IS FASTENED. THIS RESULTS IN MORE THAN A FOOT OF SLACK BELT AND THUS AFFORDS LITTLE PROTECTION TO A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A BUICK RECALL ON PRECISELY THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR (GM 00023, DATED 15 NOVEMBER 2000, IN RESPONSE TO A 28 FEBRUARY 2000 NHTSA RECALL ORDER, NUMBER 00V057000) BUICK TELLS ME IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER AND IS ALSO NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. SINCE BOTH ISSUES CLEARLY INVOLVE SAFETY ISSUES, I THOUGHT THE NHTSA WOULD BE INTERESTED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRACTION LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE PROBABLY RAN THROUGH SOME WATER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WHICH COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OR BRAKES PER OWNER'S MANUAL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL# 95V20400 ELECTRIC SYSTEM: ANTI-THEFT DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALT WIT SAME PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON OCCASION AND REQUIRED REPAIR, STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *MJS

COULD NOT GET FIRST INCIDENT DATE ENTERED. THIS IS CURRENT TIME STARTED IN 2013. HAVE HAD REPAIRED 5 TIMES AND NEEDS AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE TO BRAKE HEAVILY IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY STEERING COLUMN FIXED 2 TIMES THIS YEAR, AS IT LOOSENS UP AND YOU CAN MOVE IT UP TO TWO INCHES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WOULD SHAKE BADLY. TILT BOLTS ARE IN COMING LOOSE OUT OF THE COLUMN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER.*AK

DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE BRAKE MODULE JUST DID THE SAME THING IT DID LAST YEAR AND WE JUST HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. FOR THIS EXPENISVE A CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP CONSTANTLY AND IS UNRELIABLE. WE HAVE NEVER IN THE LAST NINE CARS HAD ANY OF THEM BE IN THE SHOP LIKE THIS. THIS IS REGRETFULLY OUR FIRST AND LAST BUICK AT THIS RATE. THE CAR IS LOVELY, BUT CAN'T BE TRUSTED ON OVER A TWO HOUR TRIP. *AK

ERRATIC OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. AFTER TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RESUME WORKING AGAIN. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WHEN SWITCH WAS IN A OFF MODE. WOULD HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AGAIN TO GET WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

I HAVE A BUICK RIVERA 1996, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS EXPLODED ONCE, AND NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THERE IS A LEAK OF WATER IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT, THE TRACTION LIGHT ARE ONE AGAIN. I KNOW THERE WERE BUICK'S RECALLED BECAUSE OF DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS EXPLODING, HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID NOT ON THE RIVERA. NOW, ALL OF THESE ARE BUICK CARS, AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS HAS PUT MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY PASSANGERS IN DANGER, BECAUSE IF THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR BADLY HURT. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. IT HAS CAUSED ME CONSTANT MENTAL STRESS JUST WORRYING ABOUT THIS THING DEPLOYING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME. I AM A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS WOMAN AND I AM 41 YEARS OF AGE. I WOULD LIKE GENERAL MOTORS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ESTIMATED SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR RUNNING OVER DEBRIS IN ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

ERRATIC OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. AFTER TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RESUME WORKING AGAIN. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WHEN SWITCH WAS IN A OFF MODE. WOULD HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AGAIN TO GET WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT(P22560R16).

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICES SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY BUICK DEALERS.

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.